- Date
- July 12, 1973
- Place
- Chester, MT · CHESTER, MT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3809LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730712020069A
- Case key
- 188995
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2739 73/7/12 CHESTER,MONT CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 650 TIME - 1030 N3809L PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LIBERTY COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHESTER,MONT FORT BENTON,MONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3809L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Liberty County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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